I Think Music Should Be Experienced By

I Want To Make Music That I Like; Not Something That I Have To Make Because I Think It's Going To Sell.

I Want To Be Someone Who Is Respected And Not Just In Terms Of My Music. I Want To Be Respected In Terms Of The Way That I Treat People... Music Is My Creative Outlet In Terms Of Expressing What Is Important To Me; What Has Importance, What Has A Value. And I Wanna Be Respected For That.

I Grew Up In The Spoken-word Community. Before Everybody Had A Home Studio, Or Before We Could Get Booked For Shows, Open Mics Were The Only Way To Be Heard By Other People. It Really Gave Me A Chance To Develop As A Performer. Reading A Piece Of Poetry With No Beat In Front Of 20 People Is Way More Challenging Than Rocking For 10,000 People.

Bullying Is A National Epidemic.

America The Brave Still Fears What We Don't Know